Part 68 Compliance - ACTA Advices Telephone Terminal Equipment Suppliers to Review Compliance with Part 68 Rules
May 1, 2015 - The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA) reminds suppliers of Telephone Terminal Equipment (TTE) of the obligation to comply with the requirements of Part 68 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules (47 C.F.R. Part 68). View the Public Notice Here.

Implementation Date of Newly Adopted of Technical Criteria TIA-968-B-2
April 29, 2015 - During its General Council session on April 23, 2015, ACTA in conjunction with TIA Liaisons approved a 6 month implementation period for the newly adopted technical criteria, TIA-968-B-2. All TTE submitted after September 20, 2015 shall comply with the new technical criteria. TTE submitted prior to that time has the option of compliance with the new technical criteria. View the Public Notice Here.

The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA) Adopts TIA-968-B-2
April 7, 2015 The Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA) has adopted technical criteria from the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards developer, entitled, TIA-968-B-2, Telecommunications - Telephone Terminal Equipment - Technical Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network. View the Public Notice Here.

The Administrative Council for Terminal
Attachments is an open organization established to: (1) adopt
technical criteria and to act as the clearing-house, publishing
technical criteria for terminal equipment developed by ANSI-accredited
standards development organizations; and (2) establish and
maintain a registration database of equipment approved as
compliant with the technical criteria. The Administrative
Council will not make substantive decisions regarding the
development of technical criteria. More...

2015 Responsible Party Code (RPC) Data Validation ProgramEffective November 1, 2014, the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA) announces that the Responsible Parties may now validate their RPC data for the 2015 calendar year. The established fee for RPC Data Validation is $125.00. A discounted rate of $95.00 will be in affect from November 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015. RPC Data is required to be validated on an annual